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Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Education Research (NCER): Research Training Programs in The Education Sciences, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.305B

Federal funding opportunity ED-GRANTS-080626-001 from Department of Education.

Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes October 1, 2026

Posted
August 6, 2026
Closes
October 1, 2026
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
84.305
Category
Education
Archives
October 31, 2026

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 84.305 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$175.1M
FY2025 obligated
$128.6M
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$44.5M
Awards in window
500

Top recipients: American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Mdrc, Wested, Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia, University of Washington

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed August 2026

Synopsis

NCER training programs prepare individuals to conduct education research that advances knowledge within the field and addresses issues important to education policymakers and practitioners.


Under this competition, NCER will consider only applications that address one of the following programs: (1) Early Career Development and Mentoring Program for Education Research (Early Career) or (2) Methods Training for Education Research (Methods Training). The Early Career program provides support for an integrated research and career development plan for early career investigators at institutions of higher education or non-academic research organizations who are developing education research careers. The Methods Training program funds training to help current education researchers, including state and local education agency research staff, maintain and enhance their research and analysis skills in order to conduct rigorous and relevant education research. 


Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.305B.


Who can apply

For the Early Career Program, IES provides funds to the institution of the PI who submitted the application for support of their research and career development. Applicants to the Early Career program must be a research institution (academic or non-academic). Institutions located in the territorial United States that have the ability and capacity to conduct rigorous research are eligible to apply. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, non-profit and for-profit organizations and public and private agencies and institutions, such as colleges and universities. For the Methods Training Program, applicants located in the territorial United States that have the ability and capacity to conduct training in scientific research methods for education research are eligible to apply. An applying institution may hold more than one Methods Training award and submit multiple applications to the Methods Training Program if they are substantively different from one another and have no overlaps in key personnel.

How to apply

Applications go through the official government listing. Grants Radar links you straight to the source — applying is free.

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